An authorized generic of Cipro was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (ciprofloxacin) is available.
Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026
How to pay the least
From
$14.88 for 30 tablets
Generic ciprofloxacin with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it. Pick the strength on your label above for its own price.
- Get the free Team Cuban Card. It costs nothing to sign up.See the price and get the card
- At a pharmacy that takes it, show the card and ask for generic ciprofloxacin.Find a pharmacy that takes it
By mail, if you can wait a few days From $11.97 for 30 tablets delivered ($6.72 plus $5.25 shipping) from Cost Plus Drugs. Make a free account, then have your prescription sent there.
Open Cost Plus DrugsA regular generic has the same active ingredient as Cipro, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
Compare every option
Question
Brand nameCipro
Authorized genericciprofloxacin
Regular genericciprofloxacin
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldNo longer sold
Same as Cipro?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ
Details for each option
Details for
Brand nameNo maker’s card
We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Cipro’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Cipro’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Authorized genericNot sold now
Regular genericWhere to buy it
Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic ciprofloxacin, lowest first.
Pick up in storeDelivered
- Pick up in store: Food City $4for 20 tablets250 mg40 tablets: $8 · 60 tablets: $9.99Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, AlabamaFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs from $6.72for 30 tablets250 mg $6.72 · 500 mg $7.69 · 750 mg $10.77Plus $5.25 shipping
- Delivered: Rx Outreach from $12for 30 tablets250 mg, 500 mg: $12 for 30 tablets · each additional 30 tablets: $3750 mg: $17 for 30 tablets · each additional 30 tablets: $5Free delivery
- Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy from $12.90for 28 tablets750 mg: $12.90 for 28 tablets250 mg: $6.87 for 7 tablets500 mg: $6.07 for 7 tabletsPrime members only · $139 a year · Free delivery · Prime price: limits on some medicines if you're over 65 or have Medicare, Medicaid or TRICARE
- Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card from $14.88for 30 tablets250 mg $14.88 · 500 mg $16.27 · 750 mg $17.76Free card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
- Pick up in store: Costco $11.79for 14 tablets500 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Costco $11.79for 14 tablets500 mgMembers only · $65 a year · Plus shipping
- Delivered: Optum Perks $16.21for 14 tablets500 mgPlus $5 shipping · Not with insurance
- Pick up in store: Walgreens + Optum Perks $19.56for 14 tablets500 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
- Pick up in store: CVS Pharmacy + Optum Perks $20.65for 14 tablets500 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
- Pick up in store: Sam's Club See its pricePlus members only · $120 a yearFind the nearest store
From each pharmacy’s own site, read November 2, 2026. Confirm the price before you fill.
About these prices
Prices change, can differ by store and state, and may depend on the strength and how many you take. With insurance, ask what your plan charges; it can be less.
Regular genericWho makes it
7 companies sell a generic of Cipro that the FDA rates a substitute. A pharmacy fills whichever one it stocks. To get a certain maker, ask for it by name; most pharmacies can order it in a day or two.
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Aurobindo Pharma250 mg, 500 mg, 750 mg
Product page on aurobindousa.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
250 mg White to Off-white, round, 11 mm, marked “L53”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 59651-866-01 250 mg White to Off-white, round, 11 mm, marked “L53”
Package NDC Bottle of 20 59651-976-20 Bottle of 30 59651-976-30 Bottle of 100 59651-976-01 Bottle of 1000 59651-976-99 250 mg White to Off-white, round, 11 mm, marked “C / 95”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 65862-076-01 500 mg White to Off-white, capsule, 18 mm, marked “L54”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 59651-867-01 Bottle of 500 59651-867-05 500 mg White to Off-white, capsule, 18 mm, marked “L54”
Package NDC Bottle of 20 59651-977-20 Bottle of 30 59651-977-30 Bottle of 100 59651-977-01 Bottle of 500 59651-977-05 Bottle of 1000 59651-977-99 500 mg White to Off-white, capsule, 18 mm, marked “C / 94”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 65862-077-01 Bottle of 500 65862-077-05 750 mg White to Off-white, capsule, 22 mm, marked “C / 93”
Package NDC Bottle of 50 59651-873-50 750 mg White to Off-white, capsule, 22 mm, marked “C / 93”
Package NDC Bottle of 20 59651-978-20 Bottle of 50 59651-978-50 Bottle of 100 59651-978-01 Bottle of 500 59651-978-05 Bottle of 1000 59651-978-98 750 mg White to Off-white, capsule, 22 mm, marked “C / 93”
Package NDC Bottle of 50 65862-078-50 Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose 101, microcrystalline cellulose 102, polyethylene glycol 400, povidone k30, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, titanium dioxide, ascorbic acid, microcrystalline cellulose
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Carlsbad Technology250 mg, 500 mg, 750 mg
Has lactose
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
250 mg White, round, 11 mm, marked “CTI / 222”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 61442-222-01 Bottle of 1000 61442-222-10 500 mg White, oval, 18 mm, marked “CTI / 223”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 61442-223-01 Bottle of 500 61442-223-05 750 mg White, oval, 21 mm, marked “CTI / 224”
Package NDC Bottle of 50 61442-224-50 Bottle of 400 61442-224-04 Inactive ingredients: magnesium stearate, modified corn starch (1-octenyl succinic anhydride), sodium starch glycolate type a potato, lactose monohydrate
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Chartwell RX250 mg, 500 mg, 750 mg
Product page on chartwellpharma.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
250 mg To off-white, round, 8 mm, marked “CE / 10”
Package NDC Bottle of 20 62135-308-20 Bottle of 28 62135-308-28 Bottle of 100 62135-308-01 500 mg White, capsule, 17 mm, marked “CE / 11”
Package NDC Bottle of 20 62135-309-20 Bottle of 28 62135-309-28 Bottle of 100 62135-309-01 Bottle of 500 62135-309-05 Bottle of 1000 62135-309-10 750 mg White, capsule, 19 mm, marked “CE / 12”
Package NDC Bottle of 20 62135-310-20 Bottle of 28 62135-310-28 Bottle of 50 62135-310-50 Inactive ingredients: titanium dioxide, silicon dioxide, crospovidone, hypromelloses, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol
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Rising Pharma Holdings250 mg, 500 mg, 750 mg
Made by Unique Pharmaceutical Laboratories
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
250 mg White, round, 11 mm, marked “P / 250”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 16571-411-10 500 mg White, oval, 18 mm, marked “P / 500”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 16571-412-10 Bottle of 500 16571-412-50 750 mg White, oval, 23 mm, marked “P / 750”
Package NDC Bottle of 50 16571-413-05 Inactive ingredients: starch, corn, microcrystalline cellulose, silicon dioxide, crospovidone, magnesium stearate, hypromellose, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol, water, cellulose, microcrystalline
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Solco Healthcare250 mg, 500 mg
Made by Pharmobedient Consulting
Product page on solcohealthcare.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
250 mg White, round, 11 mm, marked “Y101”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 43547-688-10 500 mg White, oval, 11 mm, marked “Y102”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 43547-689-10 Bottle of 500 43547-689-50 Inactive ingredients: hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, modified corn starch (1-octenyl succinic anhydride), polyethylene glycol, silicon dioxide, sodium starch glycolate type a corn, starch, corn, titanium dioxide
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Teva Pharmaceuticals500 mg
Made by Watson Laboratories · Being phased out; sold until August 2027
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
500 mg White to off-white, oval, 18 mm, marked “CR / 500”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 16252-515-01 Inactive ingredients: starch, corn, crospovidone, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, water, silicon dioxide, talc, titanium dioxide
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Westminster Pharmaceuticals250 mg, 500 mg, 750 mg
Made by AiPing Pharmaceutical
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
250 mg Off-White, round, 11 mm, marked “E442”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 69367-385-01 500 mg Off-White, oval, 18 mm, marked “E451”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 69367-386-01 Bottle of 500 69367-386-05 750 mg Off-White, oval, 19 mm, marked “E470”
Package NDC Bottle of 50 69367-387-50 Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, starch, corn, magnesium stearate, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, hypromellose, polyvinyl alcohol, titanium dioxide, talc
Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.
What it’s used for
- Urinary tract and prostate infections
- Sinus infections
- Lung and airway infections
- Skin, bone and joint infections
- Infections inside the belly
- Infectious diarrhea and typhoid fever
- Gonorrhea
- Anthrax after breathing it in, and plague
What the FDA label says
CIPRO is a fluoroquinolone antibacterial indicated in adults (18 years of age and older) with the following infections caused by designated, susceptible bacteria and in pediatric patients where indicated:
- Skin and Skin Structure Infections
- Bone and Joint Infections
- Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections
- Infectious Diarrhea
- Typhoid Fever (Enteric Fever)
- Uncomplicated Cervical and Urethral Gonorrhea
- Inhalational Anthrax post-exposure in adult and pediatric patients
- Plague in adult and pediatric patients
- Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis
- Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
- Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
- Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis
- Complicated UTI and Pyelonephritis in Pediatric Patients
- Acute Sinusitis
Usage
To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of CIPRO and other antibacterial drugs, CIPRO should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.
Source: the FDA label for Cipro (Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.), March 2, 2026. Full label on DailyMed
Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/cipro/